Cyclones take advantage of short field en route to 20-7winBy Quinton BagleySports Editor

NORTH LITTLE ROCK - The Russellville Cyclones were able to take advantage of their host's miscues as they captured their first 7A Conference victory, 20-7, Friday night in Pulaski County over the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats.

Halfway through the opening quarter, Russellville (2-2, 1-0 7A Central) scored the first of its three touchdowns as Cyclone quarterback Blake Humphrey completed a 5-yard pass to Jered Vinson. Josh Crane added the extra-point kick to give Russellville a 7-0 lead with 6:35 to play in the first. The score was set up by a fumble recovery after the Charging Wildcats (2-2, 0-1 7A Central) tried a lateral pass they thought fell incomplete. The Cyclones covered the ball and forced the turnover.

Russellville's second score came after another North Little Rock turnover that was recovered by Cyclone defender Shabron Dorsey. Tailback Kyler Lee caught Humphrey's 28-yard pass for the touchdown. The PAT was good, and Russellville led 14-0.

With 2:26 remaining in the half, Humphrey connected with Tanner Keeling with a 10-yard pass for Russellville's final score. The extra point sailed wide right, leaving the Cyclones with a 20-0 lead.

"We were able to sit on the ball in the second half and let the clock run down," Holt said. "It's exciting to be 1-0 in conference play. We had a heartbreaker last week. This was an opportunity to get back on the winning side."

Russellville will return to action at 7 p.m. Friday when it welcomes top-ranked Little Rock Central to Cyclone Stadium.